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peter morici, the economy is not giving them everything that they could be working with. despite these numbers, you know, a drop in the jobs rate in particular, you say that it fuels concerns recovery is sputtering and a recession is imminent. why? >> well, for one thing, manufacturing has lost jobs for a couple of months in a row and that was one of the bright stars of the recovery. a number is the unemployment rate is down because we have about 750,000 additional home-based businesses essentially, people who say they are self-employed. in an economy that's growing so slowly it's implausible that they are finding full-time work, but rather they are working a few hours a week and they are being counted in the house hold survey. after all, they are about 4% of the labor force by themselves. it's hard to imagine that 4% of the labor force all of a sudden finds a viable home-based business in an economy that's growing at less than 1.5%. >> short timers, got people working part-time, people who are -- are home-based businesses, people doing contract work. dan, i mean, it soun
peter morici, the economy is not giving them everything that they could be working with. despite these numbers, you know, a drop in the jobs rate in particular, you say that it fuels concerns recovery is sputtering and a recession is imminent. why? >> well, for one thing, manufacturing has lost jobs for a couple of months in a row and that was one of the bright stars of the recovery. a number is the unemployment rate is down because we have about 750,000 additional home-based businesses...
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elect me, i can turn the economy around. but today the rationale for his entire campaign is crumbling. the new job numbers are out and unemployment has dropped to 7.8%. under 8% for the first time since president obama first came into office. that's progress on jobs and that's good for america. but it's absolutely demolishes a favorite romney talking point. >> three years later, unemployment is still above 8%. >> we've gone 41 months with unemployment above 8%. >> we've had 42 straight months with unemployment above 8%. >> still 8% with over 43 straight months. >> today, that talking point disintegrated and president obama has a strong record to campaign on. >> this morning we found out that the unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level since i took office. but today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to score a few political points. it's a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. >> now, governor romney issued a statement today saying, quote, this is not what a real
elect me, i can turn the economy around. but today the rationale for his entire campaign is crumbling. the new job numbers are out and unemployment has dropped to 7.8%. under 8% for the first time since president obama first came into office. that's progress on jobs and that's good for america. but it's absolutely demolishes a favorite romney talking point. >> three years later, unemployment is still above 8%. >> we've gone 41 months with unemployment above 8%. >> we've had 42...
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care, one segment on the role of economy. no question on vintage youtube clips which is a total bummer to those on the right hoping for more of this. it is teed up to be a debate about big ideas. is mitt romney going to deliver? >> i am sure that part of the reason this video is out there, just the day before, is to give romney the opportunity to, perhaps, reference it when you talk about the role of government, when you talk about the economy, he's got some phrases he likes to use about more people being on welfare and all of that, so i would imagine we'll hear some of that. i actually disagree with something mark said. i think this was very much a play for the base. even our nbc news poll, 23% of people said, that 47% comment made them like mitt romney better. so there are people out there who agree with those comments. >> aren't they locked up already? that's a question -- >> no. because remember we've also seen reuters has had the polling and a lot of polling that show some low-income southern whites are thinking he's too
care, one segment on the role of economy. no question on vintage youtube clips which is a total bummer to those on the right hoping for more of this. it is teed up to be a debate about big ideas. is mitt romney going to deliver? >> i am sure that part of the reason this video is out there, just the day before, is to give romney the opportunity to, perhaps, reference it when you talk about the role of government, when you talk about the economy, he's got some phrases he likes to use about...
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only 32% of latinos think the republican party can fix the economy. this is compared to 62% who think democrats can do it. so while those numbers paint a picture of how the candidates are doing, we're going deeper. this weekend we're bringing you an in depth look with our documentary special latino in america, counting their vote. soledad o'brien went to the state of nevada. take a look. ♪ >> reporter: january 24th, 2012, washington d.c. >> i get the chills every time i walk by this building. ♪ >> reporter: congressional candidate ruben could youen has traveled across the country as a guest of his mentor, senator harry reid, to attend the state of the union address. >> this is maybe a once in a lifetime opportunity. god willing, we win this election in june, and in november and next year i'll be searching in this body as a member of congress listening to that speech. ♪ >> reporter: while in washington, ruben makes a point to meet with key latino congressmen. >> should be there. a few more offices. >> reporter: like congressman beccerra. >> congr
only 32% of latinos think the republican party can fix the economy. this is compared to 62% who think democrats can do it. so while those numbers paint a picture of how the candidates are doing, we're going deeper. this weekend we're bringing you an in depth look with our documentary special latino in america, counting their vote. soledad o'brien went to the state of nevada. take a look. ♪ >> reporter: january 24th, 2012, washington d.c. >> i get the chills every time i walk by...
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between 1950 and 1970, the economy grew at a rate of 3.9%. and this, when the average top marginal tax rate was 84.9%. now, compare this with the period from 1987 to the year 2010, when the average tax rate was just 36.4%. the economy grew at a far less robust rate of just 2.9%. we keep being told that mr. romney's been rehearsing his zingers. but let's hope that he's not going to use that line from president clinton, it's the economy, stupid, because the easiest response to that is, we know who's stupid when it comes to the economy. thanks so much for watching. thank you to the university of denver for hosting us. and to all of you watching at home. my colleague, chris mathews is also here in denver. he picks things up with "hardball." two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many are
between 1950 and 1970, the economy grew at a rate of 3.9%. and this, when the average top marginal tax rate was 84.9%. now, compare this with the period from 1987 to the year 2010, when the average tax rate was just 36.4%. the economy grew at a far less robust rate of just 2.9%. we keep being told that mr. romney's been rehearsing his zingers. but let's hope that he's not going to use that line from president clinton, it's the economy, stupid, because the easiest response to that is, we know...
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romney's debate plan, clearly and concisely explain how he can fix the economy. >> i expect to be able to describe that in a way people will understand, and if they do, i get elected. >> reporter: his running mate, paul ryan, is already preparing for his own debate a week away. >> i really believe in the policies that we're providing, we're pursuing. and at the end of the day, i'm just going to go in there and be me. >> reporter: and if you can't control what actually happens in the debate, you certainly control what happens afterwards. the spin already in the planning. ryan's going to be with romney in virginia. the president is staying in colorado for a rally there. veronica? >> tracie, we appreciate it. thank you. >>> nato forces in afghanistan say three international service members and their translator were killed in a suicide bombing in the eastern part of the country this morning. this as the war in afghanistan reached a grim milestone sunday with a death of the 2,000th u.s. service member. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel has the details. >> reporter: there has b
romney's debate plan, clearly and concisely explain how he can fix the economy. >> i expect to be able to describe that in a way people will understand, and if they do, i get elected. >> reporter: his running mate, paul ryan, is already preparing for his own debate a week away. >> i really believe in the policies that we're providing, we're pursuing. and at the end of the day, i'm just going to go in there and be me. >> reporter: and if you can't control what actually...
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economy phil la superbowl behind the wheel for us. i want to ask you, look on at the on year numbers, don't look barked the on month numbers, tells a different story, doesn't it? >> yeah. month to month has been different than year-over-year, year-over-year, looking at gains between 11 and 12%. look at the numbers for the month of september. um see better-than-expected numbers, generally speaking, hay cross the board. toyota coming in, gain of 41.5%. better than expected, as was honda and chrysler. gm and ford roughly in line with expectation. we mentioned toyota. the reason so many people are focused on toyota is because the gains picked up in the last couple of months for them. that company ford narrowed considerably, only 3,000 vehicle sales behind ford. an expanded lineup, 103% is substantial. i want to look at the big three market share. we crunched these numbers and you can see that there is a bit of a gain last year, the problems with honda and toyota well documented. this year, as two automatics have come back, seen the big th
economy phil la superbowl behind the wheel for us. i want to ask you, look on at the on year numbers, don't look barked the on month numbers, tells a different story, doesn't it? >> yeah. month to month has been different than year-over-year, year-over-year, looking at gains between 11 and 12%. look at the numbers for the month of september. um see better-than-expected numbers, generally speaking, hay cross the board. toyota coming in, gain of 41.5%. better than expected, as was honda and...
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this is a improving economy, but slowly improving economy. we came close to hitting stall speed a couple times this year. this is a long slog to get out of this. for those people who have been so destroyed by this economy, earnings have plummeted, family members out of work, supporting family members, it's going to be a long time for them to get back on their feet, at this rate going to take years, years to get back to the pre-2008 levels. and that's just really tragic for a lot of americans. we shouldn't lose sight of that. >> we should not indeed. howard, we have to come back to you in the next block because amman has to go back to the library to return his later saul alinsky books. they're overdue. thanks to amman, the man with all the answers. >>> after the break, president obama gets his game face back following wednesday's debate telling voters in denver yesterday about the real mitt romney. >> the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year, promising $5 trillion in tax cuts to favor the wealthy, the fellow o
this is a improving economy, but slowly improving economy. we came close to hitting stall speed a couple times this year. this is a long slog to get out of this. for those people who have been so destroyed by this economy, earnings have plummeted, family members out of work, supporting family members, it's going to be a long time for them to get back on their feet, at this rate going to take years, years to get back to the pre-2008 levels. and that's just really tragic for a lot of americans....
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i think they wind up coming back to the economy. >> that is the subject of the debate unless they go off topic. chris cizilla, see you later. thank you so much. >>> and foreign policy is, of course, a crushing issue for all of those with soldiers deployed and their families at home and three more americans among the dead after a suicide bomber attacked a military patrol today in khost, afghanistan. the bomber struck a group of afghan police and u.s. troops as they walked through a market. the taliban claimed responsibility. nbc's lester holt is in kabul where he's been reporting for the past week and a half as part of a special nbc news series on region and conflict. lester, you have been on the ground, what is your take away on the green on blue attacks and this suicide attack which is different, at least the taliban taking responsibility? >> well, andrea, it's really in some ways all related that those three troops killed in khost today were operating with afghan national police on a joint patrol. that's part of the exit strategy for the u.s. to hand control over to the afghans. al
i think they wind up coming back to the economy. >> that is the subject of the debate unless they go off topic. chris cizilla, see you later. thank you so much. >>> and foreign policy is, of course, a crushing issue for all of those with soldiers deployed and their families at home and three more americans among the dead after a suicide bomber attacked a military patrol today in khost, afghanistan. the bomber struck a group of afghan police and u.s. troops as they walked through...
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the economy right now? is there too much? mr. president, should there be more? this is a two-minute segment to start. >> regulation is essential. you cannot have a free market work if you do not have regulation. i need to know the regulations. you cannot have people opening of things in their garage and making loans. you have to have regulations regulation can become excessive. >> is it excessive now? where? >> in some places, with some of the legislation passed during the president's term, it has become excessive. it has hurt the economy. for example, dodd-frank designates banks too big to fail. this is an enormous boom for new york banks. there have been 122 community and small banks have close since dodd-frank. >> you want to repeal dodd- frank? >> i would repel and replace it. you can i get rid of all regulation. -- you cannot get rid of all regulation. there are some parts that make all of the sense in the world. in a transparency, the average leverage limits. thist's let him respond to specific one --
the economy right now? is there too much? mr. president, should there be more? this is a two-minute segment to start. >> regulation is essential. you cannot have a free market work if you do not have regulation. i need to know the regulations. you cannot have people opening of things in their garage and making loans. you have to have regulations regulation can become excessive. >> is it excessive now? where? >> in some places, with some of the legislation passed during the...
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everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> it's not unusual these days employers use personality tests to screen potential employees. in 2007, a hagerstown impaired woman took a 50 question exam while applying for a job. she was turned down for a cashier job and she claims the test of the discriminatory. she's suing the company that designed the test. our legal guys are back. avery friedman in cleveland and richard herman in las vegas. what was in this test or not in the test that she is alleging trim discriminates her, avery. >> eeoc which enforces the laws against discrimination has regulations, policies that say there has to be a connection between qualifications and the job. you may remember some time back we covered a cas
everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> it's not unusual these days employers use personality tests to screen potential employees. in 2007, a...
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we know the economy's got to get better. the president said that yesterday, but he also went a little further in touting those job numbers and of course the context means so much. two campaign rallies in two swing states, in virginia and ohio. he did the same in both states, largely said the same thing. meanwhile, mitt romney at a campaign rally in virginia downplayed the numbers saying this is not the recovery we want. a lot of people have simply quit looking for work out of frustration, artificially driving the number down. alex in reality talking about the so-called real unemployment rate. that's down as well. a year ago, exactly a year ago last september it was way up above 16%. no question coming off the president's poor debate performance, this was something romney needed. comes as become news from a political standpoint not to mention the millions looking for work. >> absolutely. more from jack welch's appearance on "hardball." take a listen to this, mike. >> reporter: do you mean it's a coincidence or do you mean you
we know the economy's got to get better. the president said that yesterday, but he also went a little further in touting those job numbers and of course the context means so much. two campaign rallies in two swing states, in virginia and ohio. he did the same in both states, largely said the same thing. meanwhile, mitt romney at a campaign rally in virginia downplayed the numbers saying this is not the recovery we want. a lot of people have simply quit looking for work out of frustration,...
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two trillion dollars annually that edges over that creates the american economy known as a mitt romney correctly pointed out last night without regulations you don't have it on hand and i don't want to rule over a soccer game and no one is talking about eliminating the regulatory state but we have to look at the fact that you were on a second ago you ride them not only to get entirely but we can if we cut the regulatory state by twenty percent we can create twelve million jobs into low gear i'll give you our. completely rather than of what we've seen president obama in these past four years he's limited more regulation of small business is than george bush did in eight years what the right that is a job is don't know but it was a lot through regulatory guidelines for these unlimited regulation when i go to a tournament i just said limited regulations but regulatory cost regulatory costs under obama have gone up forty five percent the idea of the regulator who according to the small business administration and they they do what they do with a five year snapshot of the regulatory state a
two trillion dollars annually that edges over that creates the american economy known as a mitt romney correctly pointed out last night without regulations you don't have it on hand and i don't want to rule over a soccer game and no one is talking about eliminating the regulatory state but we have to look at the fact that you were on a second ago you ride them not only to get entirely but we can if we cut the regulatory state by twenty percent we can create twelve million jobs into low gear...
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the economy is not doing well. that is when he said he would stops along the the economy is not in play. liz: the nasdaq up 33% year over year. the s&p up 31%. what is the plan? what would cause that surprised? >> i think there is also a possibility of a negative surprise. my guess would be, not a prediction, my guess would be we could have all three things that have been concerning the market for the last three years. china, europe and the u.s., all three of them, could be a little bit better going into december. you can make the story up as well as i can. china will have a november 15 and over good that will be done. a lot of things on hold. things have been on hold with the change of leadership. they have said, i was over there two weeks ago, they have told me they believe the people on the ground, not the people -- they would get a better fourth order. the third quarter would be the low quarter. europe will get a little bit better. the u.s. will have a change by the end of november. liz: never count out the chi
the economy is not doing well. that is when he said he would stops along the the economy is not in play. liz: the nasdaq up 33% year over year. the s&p up 31%. what is the plan? what would cause that surprised? >> i think there is also a possibility of a negative surprise. my guess would be, not a prediction, my guess would be we could have all three things that have been concerning the market for the last three years. china, europe and the u.s., all three of them, could be a little...
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melted down two thousand is in-style bring all businesses are bigger now but the economy has grown. frank didn't solve any of the problems is systemic problems we had wall street it didn't do anything to go it that so so would you suggest that we break up the big banks no way i think we should repeal dodd frank. you don't like god frank is it doesn't break up the big banks when they wouldn't want to is that got me an annoyed me about this debate last night is that jim lehrer's question was about the regulatory state and all of us on the president turns it to to an issue of dodd frank and the fact is that we cannot as a society ignore the fact that we have a regulatory state that cost the american economy two trillion dollars annually and sort of is over that creates the american economy no going to has a mitt romney correctly pointed out last night without regulations you don't have to go on and on and i don't want to rule over a soccer game but no one is talk. about eliminating the regulatory state but we have to look at the fact that you were on a second ago you were i don't know
melted down two thousand is in-style bring all businesses are bigger now but the economy has grown. frank didn't solve any of the problems is systemic problems we had wall street it didn't do anything to go it that so so would you suggest that we break up the big banks no way i think we should repeal dodd frank. you don't like god frank is it doesn't break up the big banks when they wouldn't want to is that got me an annoyed me about this debate last night is that jim lehrer's question was...
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but i'm involved in this economy in a very deep way right now with lots of businesses, and this economy is not growing, i'll guarantee you, at 5%. >> a couple points just on the numbers. they say a number of these workers are seasonal workers and maybe work for smaller companies that aren't really tracked in the way the bls tracks these numbers and so maybe it's small jobs here and there. >> maybe, but let's face it, the number that came out today from the household survey was the highest number since june of '83. >> but what evidence -- >> i have no evidence. >> you don't have any evidence. >> no. >> it's one thing to doubt the numbers and say -- >> i used question marks last night. >> you said these chicago guys will do anything. >> a question mark might have been better. last night i had a question mark. >> so you wish you would have -- >> a question mark would have been better. >> you don't really stand by the notion -- >> i stand by it. i stand by that these numbers have to be examined. >> you stand by that these chicago guys will do anything, can't debate so change -- >> i'm not c
but i'm involved in this economy in a very deep way right now with lots of businesses, and this economy is not growing, i'll guarantee you, at 5%. >> a couple points just on the numbers. they say a number of these workers are seasonal workers and maybe work for smaller companies that aren't really tracked in the way the bls tracks these numbers and so maybe it's small jobs here and there. >> maybe, but let's face it, the number that came out today from the household survey was the...
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naets hi that's high based on where the economy is. in some ways the debate brings the polls more into line with the fundamentals, which we think implies a tenuous advantage for obama. >> so, nate, if you could get into that a little bit more, this race has been remarkably stable. the president has been ahead narrowly for most of the campaign. almost everyone is saying governor romney had the better night last night. what do you expect to happen to the polls coming out of this? >> i could see romney getting a 2, 2 1/2, 3-point swing toward him. there was one pull-out this afternoon after the debate that had a two-point swing. since obama was up by four or five, which will bring us back to two or three points. that is where gravity is in this election, is about a two and a half point win for president obama. that's what bush got in 2004. so many analogies between this election and that one eight years ago. we'll see. i think this will not win the election for romney by itself, but it puts him in a position where he could set himself up
naets hi that's high based on where the economy is. in some ways the debate brings the polls more into line with the fundamentals, which we think implies a tenuous advantage for obama. >> so, nate, if you could get into that a little bit more, this race has been remarkably stable. the president has been ahead narrowly for most of the campaign. almost everyone is saying governor romney had the better night last night. what do you expect to happen to the polls coming out of this? >> i...
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cover as much smaller section of the economy. so that survey, which is what gave you the 7.8% number is a very volatile kind of survey. so i wouldn't be at all surprised to see employment survey you have to focus on. i think that is what most serious investors focus on, not the 7.8% number. melissa: if you try to put all the data together, employment reports we're talking about today, gdp number at 1.3%. everything out there that is floating around your interpretation is not that we have a big recovery going on or that we're slipping back into a double-dip recession but rather things are getting better in very slow increments? is that your interpretation. >> that is very well-said. we're grinding forward in this economic recovery. we're looking at an economy that is creating jobs but not sufficient, not at a sufficient enough pace to cover the new entrants into the work first. -- force. what we have is forward momentum. we have slow growth, maybe one to 2% growth in the economy but really nothing that we've seen before in many ge
cover as much smaller section of the economy. so that survey, which is what gave you the 7.8% number is a very volatile kind of survey. so i wouldn't be at all surprised to see employment survey you have to focus on. i think that is what most serious investors focus on, not the 7.8% number. melissa: if you try to put all the data together, employment reports we're talking about today, gdp number at 1.3%. everything out there that is floating around your interpretation is not that we have a big...
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. >> most folks are going to work, they believe enough in this economy to seek or get jobs that's really significant. >> reporter: the nation added 114,000 jobs in september, modest number about wt economists were expecting. the government reported upward revision for july and august. 86,000 jobs added over those two months. after president obama's weak debate performance wednesday, democrats are hoping this positive economic news can be a potential boost. >> the president: today's news certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the economy to sre a few political points. it is a reminder that this country has come too far to turn back now. >> reporter: mitt romney responded to the jobs report, this is not what a real recovery looks like. former ceo of ge jack welsh ignited a twitter storm this morning when he accused the obama administration of manipulating the numbers for political gain. >> there are always charges of manipulation on either side that's conspiracy thinking. >> reporter: the bureau who put out the jobs report are infrom the political process some republicans say welsh
. >> most folks are going to work, they believe enough in this economy to seek or get jobs that's really significant. >> reporter: the nation added 114,000 jobs in september, modest number about wt economists were expecting. the government reported upward revision for july and august. 86,000 jobs added over those two months. after president obama's weak debate performance wednesday, democrats are hoping this positive economic news can be a potential boost. >> the president:...
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lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> we're back with tonight's outer circle where we reach out to our sources around the world. we begin in tunisia, where protesters have taken to the streets in support of a woman who was charged with public indecency after she was allegedly raped by police officers. the officers claim they found her in a quote, immoral position. they made that claim after she filed a claim against them. i asked atika shubert if those charges will hold up. >> well, it's really up to the judge. today is only the first of many hearings to determine whether or not this woman will have to face this charge of public indecency. what's so incredible about the story is the sequence of events. this woman says she and her fiance were stomped by three policemen, two of them put her in a police car and then she says they drove around the sea with each policeman taking turns raping her for more than an hour. the third policeman stayed behind with the fiance to e
lights out. ♪ (sirens) (train horn) ♪ vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> we're back with tonight's outer circle where we reach out to our sources around the world. we begin in tunisia, where protesters have taken to the streets in support of a woman who was charged with public indecency after she was allegedly raped by police officers. the officers claim they found her in a quote, immoral position. they...
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we're hurting the economy. unless we change the laws, the regulations that implement them will state. lori: can you tell me or is it fair to suggest that these burdensome costs are actually shaving points of gdp? >> there is no question about that. again, if i told you there have been a $500 billion tax increase will be talking and howard slow gdp growth. we know the debt burden is slowing gdp growth. its other shock that we are crawling along at something under one-and-a-half percent because we have an economy that has to many burdens. large new spending programs, large debt, and now large regulatory burden. lori: the most costly federal agencies of the epa, department of housing and human services. ideas for cuts? baena we are locked in as we are talking about, but going forward . >> you have to go to the epa and ask a very, very serious question. what point have we crossed the line with a green agenda is crushing the jobs agenda. i think that is a place where we ought to start. think hard about has been goin
we're hurting the economy. unless we change the laws, the regulations that implement them will state. lori: can you tell me or is it fair to suggest that these burdensome costs are actually shaving points of gdp? >> there is no question about that. again, if i told you there have been a $500 billion tax increase will be talking and howard slow gdp growth. we know the debt burden is slowing gdp growth. its other shock that we are crawling along at something under one-and-a-half percent...
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the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> we are back with our political roundtable. joining me, anchor of bbc's "world news america" katty kay. chuck todd. the founder and chairman of the faith and freedom coalition ralph reed. and the former democratic governor of pennsylvania ed rendell. welcome to all of you. so much to get to in this campaign. the big debate starting here, chuck, on wednesday. but you're looking at the map, and that's what the romney campaign is looking at as they look to restart this campaign. >> nine background statement states. here they are. one of them we have moved into the obama category. but we have polled in all of them over the last coup
the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> we are back with our political roundtable. joining me,...
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including job approval rating, romney favorability, and who wins on the economy. in three states, the president had a job approval rating of 49 or above. romney's unfavorable rating was higher than his favorable rating, and the president led romney on the economy. in three of those stays, iowa, ohio, new hampshire. just one state did you have the president's job approval rating 48% or over and romney winning on the issue of the economy. that's north carolina. if you look at it that way and go to the map to 270, what does that mean, and you put those four states into the respective categories, and look at. this the president for suur sho. romney a long way to go has to sweep the rest. there are five left in the background. florida, virginia, wisconsin, colorado, nevada. this is where if romney does do what chris christie said he will do, the first place you'll see it are in the five states that are left. >> ralph reed, that's a lot of movement that has to take place to overcome where the campaign is. yet you heard chris christie say it this morning on the program,
including job approval rating, romney favorability, and who wins on the economy. in three states, the president had a job approval rating of 49 or above. romney's unfavorable rating was higher than his favorable rating, and the president led romney on the economy. in three of those stays, iowa, ohio, new hampshire. just one state did you have the president's job approval rating 48% or over and romney winning on the issue of the economy. that's north carolina. if you look at it that way and go...
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the economy right now? is there too much? mr. president, should there be more? this is not in -- this is a two- minute segment to start. >> regulation is essential. you cannot have a free market work if you do not have regulation. i need to know the regulations. you cannot have people opening of things in their garage and making loans. you have to have regulations for an economy to work. regulation can become excessive. >> is it excessive now? where? >> in some places. with some of the legislation passed during the president's term, it has become excessive. it has hurt the economy. for example, dr. frank -- dod rank -- dod -frank dissipates banks too big to fail. this is an enormous boon for new york banks. there have been 122 community and small banks have close since dodd-frank. >> you want to repeal dodd- frank? >> i would repel and replace it. there are some parts that make all of t sense in the world. in a transparency, the average once -- leverage lemons. --limits. >> of us to let him respond to this
the economy right now? is there too much? mr. president, should there be more? this is not in -- this is a two- minute segment to start. >> regulation is essential. you cannot have a free market work if you do not have regulation. i need to know the regulations. you cannot have people opening of things in their garage and making loans. you have to have regulations for an economy to work. regulation can become excessive. >> is it excessive now? where? >> in some places. with...
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handling the economy? vi% approve. 51% disapprove. brit, while right track/wrong track is narrowing there is still real negative numbers in the polls for president obama. >> well, for romney to have a chance, there better be. because that is the issue that is central. he had been gaining ground on the issue in a way a lot of people thought wasn't possible. if he has begun to retreat, romney needs that to happen. he needs to emerge from the whole campaign, the debates part of them as the person with the ability and the stronger plan for the economy. because this is not an economy that people find to their liking. not agreeable to people. that is where romney needs to be strong. >> bret: chuck, their target audience tonight? >> maybe state of ohio. i really mean that. without ohio, romney, most scenarios just can't win. he is going to have to come up with a message that tips ohio his way, and doesn't leigh out or ail yep nate anyone else -- alienate anyone else. he does seem to be trailing by a significant m
handling the economy? vi% approve. 51% disapprove. brit, while right track/wrong track is narrowing there is still real negative numbers in the polls for president obama. >> well, for romney to have a chance, there better be. because that is the issue that is central. he had been gaining ground on the issue in a way a lot of people thought wasn't possible. if he has begun to retreat, romney needs that to happen. he needs to emerge from the whole campaign, the debates part of them as the...
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john mccain had to defend an economy falling all around him.
john mccain had to defend an economy falling all around him.
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two minutes to tell us about the economy, about the medical thing, about social security. two minutes? it's ludicrous. we should be forced to sit there. you can't explain anything in two minutes. you can't explain how to do a souffle in two minutes. >> i love that guy. louis black. as for naming a clear winner? >> you could say romney won it because he looked mildly more alert, but i don't think anybody out there -- i'm pretty bright. i don't really know what they're saying. it sounds like english. i know it's english, but it doesn't come through. >> comedian can say what they want. any of them can say what they want as long as it's funny and he is. i think last night's results weren't in doubt. >>> to something you may have missed because the debate. a history-making moget for the washington nationals traditional presidential mascot race. teddy roosevelt had never won, had lost more than 500 races when this happened yesterday on the final day of the regular season. >> they're through the right field -- wait! oh, the phanatic took out the presidents. all three are down. te
two minutes to tell us about the economy, about the medical thing, about social security. two minutes? it's ludicrous. we should be forced to sit there. you can't explain anything in two minutes. you can't explain how to do a souffle in two minutes. >> i love that guy. louis black. as for naming a clear winner? >> you could say romney won it because he looked mildly more alert, but i don't think anybody out there -- i'm pretty bright. i don't really know what they're saying. it...
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economy. they have responded to it to a variety of tools. i think a couple things that we learned from watching their experience and troubles and difficulties they have been through and to that i would point to that we have tried to learn from them, the first is, aggressiveness, early aggressiveness of monetary policy. what we learned from japan is we learned from the 1930s. once you have a deflation, prices dropping, prices and wages are dropping, they can be very very hard to get out of that. there is a lot of downward pressure on the economy. we were very aggressive early on in the united states to avoid deflation and we have maintained inflation close to our 2% target which is close to where we think it should be. low enough so it does not create major problems for businesses, markets and so enough and high enough to stay away from the deflation boundary. the other thing is getting to your banking system and recapitalizing and getting it back into operation as soon as possible. japanese to
economy. they have responded to it to a variety of tools. i think a couple things that we learned from watching their experience and troubles and difficulties they have been through and to that i would point to that we have tried to learn from them, the first is, aggressiveness, early aggressiveness of monetary policy. what we learned from japan is we learned from the 1930s. once you have a deflation, prices dropping, prices and wages are dropping, they can be very very hard to get out of that....
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and also people care about the economy. i think romney has an obligation to talk about foreign policy though. and the linkage which i think is their strongest case, why do you think the next four years will be any different than the last four years? i think making it all on the economy and arab spring is not a bad line. >> we're going to get to the polls in a moment but i'll try this on you, paul. do you think paul ryan talking about president obama's foreign policy will move people from obama to romney? >> i'm not -- i don't think paul ryan, it matters very much. but i do twhink have a sequence of things that are going to happen here and these ling up the first two things. mitt romney has a paramount goal. he must get past the debate and still have life in this campaign. if he can get through the first debate and convince republicans hi he's still in the race, not abandon him as a lost cause, have a sense that he's still in the game, he then has some options how to spend the last 35 days of the campaign. on foreign policy,
and also people care about the economy. i think romney has an obligation to talk about foreign policy though. and the linkage which i think is their strongest case, why do you think the next four years will be any different than the last four years? i think making it all on the economy and arab spring is not a bad line. >> we're going to get to the polls in a moment but i'll try this on you, paul. do you think paul ryan talking about president obama's foreign policy will move people from...
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we need a one-nation economy. and the first big mission of the next labor government is to sort out the banks. sort them out once and for all. not just -- [applause] not just prevent another crisis but to do what hasn't been doing in decades. necessary to enable us to pay our way in the world. we need banks to serve the country, not a country that serves the banks. [applause] think about the small business i talked about earlier on. he wanted to be able to go to the bank, look at the manager in the eye, and know he was working for him. instead he found a bank more interested in playing the international money markets. that's why he was ripped off. of course, this government promised change, but things aren't really changing. so i've got a message for the bank. we can do this the easy way or the hard way. either you fix it yourselves between now and the election, or the next labor government will once and for all ensure that the high street bank is no longer the arm of a casino operation and we will -- [inaudible]
we need a one-nation economy. and the first big mission of the next labor government is to sort out the banks. sort them out once and for all. not just -- [applause] not just prevent another crisis but to do what hasn't been doing in decades. necessary to enable us to pay our way in the world. we need banks to serve the country, not a country that serves the banks. [applause] think about the small business i talked about earlier on. he wanted to be able to go to the bank, look at the manager in...
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as somebody who projects an air of authority, especially when he talks about the economy. that is the private sector track record. the flip side, the weakness is the 47%. some of the attacks he's taken in terms of that business record. i think mitt romney's biggest problem though, chris, is the sense people can't be sure exactly if he believes what he's saying. he needs to project authentic passion for what he believes his plan would do for the american economy to make the 47% lives better as well as the other 53. >> what do you think, e.j.? >> i thought the definitive line on politics, what you need is sincerity, if you can fake that, you can do anything. it's troublesome on this question of authenticate. what is authenticity? romney has taken a number of positions on issues which you will be sure obama will try to sneak in there somehow. he can be ferocious and disciplined. go back to that newt gingrich debate in florida where he dispatched newt gingrich. he can be very good. i think he can have real highs, but also can have lows and say the darnedest things sometimes. >
as somebody who projects an air of authority, especially when he talks about the economy. that is the private sector track record. the flip side, the weakness is the 47%. some of the attacks he's taken in terms of that business record. i think mitt romney's biggest problem though, chris, is the sense people can't be sure exactly if he believes what he's saying. he needs to project authentic passion for what he believes his plan would do for the american economy to make the 47% lives better as...